Iranian media says drone "successfully completed mission” in Arabian Sea

Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Tuesday that “contact was lost” with a drone operating in international waters.

The report adds that data from the drone was successfully transmitted to the IRGC before contact was lost.

The news come after a US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

Tasnim, citing an “informed” source, said that authorities are “investigating the cause of the communication failure in the Arabian Sea.”